Digital Summit for Growth (Special Reports)

Special reports written by EurActiv in October 2013.

+ Digital summit seeks to move away from snooping debate
Heads of government meeting on the 24 October 2013 for the first European-level summit dedicated to the digital agenda sought to focus on single market issues and steer the debate away from the controversial NSA snooping scandal and data protection.
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+ Data protection: France, UK lead rival camps at summit
EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding looked to France to spearhead a move to pull the data protection regulation up the agenda at EU leaders’ summit in October 2013, fearing that the current conclusions leave the proposals exposed to delay.
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+ Data protection rules delayed at EU summit talks
France and Germany responded to escalating rows over espionage by the US by announcing a review of security relations to be completed by the end of the year. Meanwhile, the adoption of a proposed EU data protection regulation was delayed until 2015.
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+ EU to push ahead on data protection despite UK opposition
The European Commission is set to ignore attempts to delay the implementation of a proposed new data protection regulation (DPR) suggested at last week’s EU summit, claiming that the meeting's conclusions have been misinterpreted.
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+ Brussels to set up security, business networks in push for European cloud
The Commission is setting up new expert groups to advise on security and business related-issues to accelerate the establishment of a unique "European cloud" capable of challenging global rivals in a sector where the EU has been lagging behind.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: European Council, Brussels, 24-25 October 2013 http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-council-brussels-24-25-october-2013/

ESO: Background information: EU lawmakers vote stricter data privacy rules http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-lawmakers-vote-stricter-data-privacy-rules/

EurActiv, 23.10.13: Digital summit seeks to move away from snooping debate http://www.euractiv.com/eu-elections-2014/digital-summit-seeks-stifle-snoo-news-531239

ESO: Background information: Merkel's phone tapped by the US, Germany claims http://www.europeansources.info/record/merkels-phone-tapped-by-the-us-germany-claims/

EurActiv, 24.10.13: Data protection: France, UK lead rival camps at summit http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-digital-single-mar/france-uk-lead-rival-data-camps-news-531283

EurActiv, 25.10.13: Data protection rules delayed at EU summit talks http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-digital-single-mar/france-germany-form-anti-spy-pac-news-531306

EurActiv, 28.10.13: EU to push ahead on data protection despite UK opposition http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-digital-single-mar/commission-push-ahead-data-prote-news-531357

EurActiv, 29.10.13: Brussels to set up security, business networks in push for European cloud http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-digital-single-mar/commission-establish-security-bu-news-531370

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